ASICs - Are they real?...

[EarlyCuyler]

This stuff is way over my head.  I have a lot of learning to do still.  Is mining something that won't be that profitable in say, one year's time due to being so far behind the curve of the people who are already actively doing it?

[shaunoblue]

ok, I'm convinced; they exist. Now just to get my hands on one ...

Modcom, hardcore-fs - stop yer hatin', this is the newbie forum thread afterall
cAPSLOCK - that was funny! and made me feel like what modcom called me
tbcoin - thx for the links, I was sceptical, do you have one on order?

[tbcoin]

ok, I'm convinced; they exist. Now just to get my hands on one ...

Modcom, hardcore-fs - stop yer hatin', this is the newbie forum thread afterall
cAPSLOCK - that was funny! and made me feel like what modcom called me
tbcoin - thx for the links, I was sceptical, do you have one on order?

wow nice reaction 

Yes, I have BFL orders, you can see a lot of people with BFL orders here ["WAIT LIST"] BFL SC Pre-Order Information

[DontMineMe]

tbcoin,
I don't mean any disrespect towards you, but your links are just 'more of the same' meaning that they are basically hear-say: Graphs of mhps rates, pictures of rigs that aren't ASICS and links to user profiles don't really show much. Again, I don't mean to be a dick, but I'm just looking for hardcore proof other than slick websites from Avalon, promises of delivery and hearsay. I want ot order an ASIC myself but $12 or $15 hundred bucks isn't something I want to throw into the winds of uncertainty.

I'm really curious as to what cAPSLOCK has to say.

Now I feel kinda guilty. 

The brand of running shoes I use is ASICS.  Thus the picture.  I thought everyone would get the joke.

Very rich..super funny. Asics running with proof of work offer:)

[silvalley]

Really?

Avalon and ASICMINER are mining right now

Edit:
Avalon:
http://garzikrants.blogspot.com
https://bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/?p=112

ASICMINER:
https://www.btcguild.com//halloffame.php < "1   67117   2,254.26 GH/s"
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=99497.msg1510110#msg1510110
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=99497.msg1527549#msg1527549
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=99497.msg1529563#msg1529563

It is not ASICMINER, it is proxy pool, probably SLUSH's.
regards.